Jalopnik

These Pedestrian Traffic Signals Are Confusing Drivers

There's a new pedestrian crossing signal in town. Rather than relying on long-standing laws requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk, the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon uses yellow and red ...
KSL

An innovation that's saved countless lives: 100 years of Garrett Morgan's traffic signal

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WGNO

Report by inspector general reveals safety hazards made by Department of Public Works

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Findings in a newly released report by the New Orleans Office of Inspector General, Edward Michel, revealed several issues within the Department of Public Works. One finding ...
SlashGear

Here's How Traffic Lights Actually Work, And How They Detect Your Car

The concept of the traffic light actually dates all the way back to the 1860s, where gas-lit signals were placed on the posh streets that lined the Houses of Parliament in London. Of course, back then ...
inforum

$2M grant to fund traffic signal network in metro cities

MOORHEAD — A federal grant awarded to the city of Moorhead gives the green light to a plan for greater cohesion between the streets and traffic lights of metro cities. The city of Moorhead was awarded ...